Six-membered Ring Consisting Of One Nitrogen And Five Carbons (e.g., Pyridine, Etc.) Patents (Class 544/124)
  • Publication number: 20090093479
    Abstract: The present invention is in the area of novel compounds and salts thereof, their syntheses, and their use as anti-cancer agents. The compounds include compounds of Formula I: and solvates, hydrates and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, wherein A1 is N or CR1; A3 is N or CR3; A5 is N or CR5; R1, R3-R6 and L are defined in the specification; n is 0 or 1; and X is an optionally-substituted aryl group having 6-10 carbons in the ring portion, an optionally-substituted 6-membered heteroaryl group having 1-3 nitrogen atoms in the ring portion, an optionally-substituted 5-membered heteroaryl group having 0-4 nitrogen atoms in the ring portion and optionally having 1 sulfur atom or 1 oxygen atom in the ring portion, or an optionally-substituted heteroaryl group in which a 6-membered ring is fused either to a 5-membered ring or to a 6-membered ring, wherein in each case 1, 2, 3 or 4 ring atoms are heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: LOCUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Martha KELLY, Younghee LEE, Bin LIU, Ted FUJIMOTO, Joel FREUNDLICH, Bruce D. DORSEY, Gary A. FLYNN, Arifa HUSAIN
  • Patent number: 7514432
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and their uses, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry. The invention discloses compounds having anti-proliferative and antiangiogenic activities, as well as methods for treating various diseases associated with abnormal cell proliferation, including cancer, or associated with unregulated angiogenesis including growth and metastasis of solid tumors, ocular diseases and especially retinopathies, or arthritis, by administering said compounds. It further deals with pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, more particularly useful to treat cancers (such as leukemia), ocular diseases and arthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Exonhit Therapeutics SA
    Inventors: Bertrand Leblond, Silvère Petit, Virginie Picard, Thierry Taverne, Fabien Schweighoffer
  • Patent number: 7514428
    Abstract: 1-Arylpyrazole-3-substituted-amidoxime derivatives of formula (Ia) or (Ib): or salts thereof, wherein the various symbols are as defined in the description, and pesticidal compositions thereof, processes for their preparation, and methods for their use for the control of arthropods (including insects and arachnids) and helminths (including nematodes).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Merial Limited
    Inventors: Uwe Döller, Klaus Dieter Höbald, Michael Maier, Anke Kuhlmann, Karl Seeger
  • Publication number: 20090075981
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of p38, a mammalian protein kinase involved cell proliferation, cell death and response to extracellular stimuli. The invention also relates to methods for producing these inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inhibitors of the invention and methods of utilizing those compositions in the treatment and prevention of various disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Francesco Salituro, Vincent Galullo, Steven Bellon, Guy Bemis, John Cochran
  • Publication number: 20090075968
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the variables are as defined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Junichi Sakaki, Masashi Kishida, Naoko Matsuura, Ichiro Umemura, Eiji Kawahara, Ken Yamada, Kazuhide Konishi, Yuki Iwaki, Hidetomo Imase, Takahiro Miyake
  • Publication number: 20090069282
    Abstract: The present invention relates to alkyne compounds of general formula I wherein the groups and residues A, B, W, X, Y, Z, R1 and R2 have the meanings given in claim 1. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one alkyne according to the invention. In view of their MCH-receptor antagonistic activity the pharmaceutical compositions according to the invention are suitable for the treatment of metabolic disorders and/or eating disorders, particularly obesity, bulimia, anorexia, hyperphagia and diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dirk Stenkamp, Stephan Georg Mueller, Gerald Juergen Roth, Thorsten Lehmann-Lintz, Klaus Rudolf, Philipp Lustenberger, Kirsten Arndt, Ralf R. H. Lotz, Martin Lenter
  • Publication number: 20090069283
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyridine substituted ethanol compounds and derivatives thereof having the structure (I) useful as potassium channel inhibitors to treat cardiac arrhythmias, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: B. Wesley Trotter, Kausik K. Nanda, Nathan R. Kett
  • Patent number: 7501413
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel dicarboxamide derivatives of formula (I) wherein A, B, Rc, D and E are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds inhibit the coagulation factor Xa and can be used as medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Boehringer, Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Wolfgang Haap, Hans Hilpert, Jacques Himber, Roland Humm, Hans Iding, Dietmar Knopp, Narendra Panday, Fabienne Ricklin, Christoph Martin Stahl
  • Patent number: 7501414
    Abstract: The present invention relates to morpholine and thiomorpholine derivatives of the general formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: H. Lundbeck A/S
    Inventors: Christian Wenzel Tornøe, Mario Rottländer, Nikolay Khanzhin, Andreas Ritzèn, William Patrick Watson
  • Patent number: 7501432
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel spiro-piperidine derivatives as V1a receptor antagonists, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as medicaments. The active compounds of the present invention are useful in the prevention and/or treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders and other diseases. In particular, the present invention is concerned with compounds of the general formula (I) wherein R1 to R5, R5?, X, Y and A are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Caterina Bissantz, Christophe Grundschober, Raffaello Masciadri, Hasane Ratni, Mark Rogers-Evans, Patrick Schnider
  • Patent number: 7498329
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel salt form of dopamine agonist 5-[(2R,5S)-5-methyl-4-propylmorpholin-2-yl]pyridin-2-amine (I): More particularly, this invention relates to 5-[(2R,5S)-5-methyl-4-propylmorpholin-2-yl]pyridin-2-amine di-(1S)-camphorsulfonate (di-S-camsylate) and to processes for the preparation of, intermediates used in the preparation of, compositions containing, and the uses of this salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Peter Green, Olivier Alain Lazzari, Duncan Charles Miller, Fabrice Henri Salingue
  • Patent number: 7498338
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein m, R1, n, R2, q, X, Y, Z, t, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined in the specification, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Andrew Baxter, Nafizal Hossain, Svetlana Ivanova, Marguerite Mensonides-Harsema, Austen Pimm, James Reuberson
  • Patent number: 7498339
    Abstract: In particular, the present invention is concerned with compounds of the general formula (I) wherein X, Y and R1 to R10 are as described herein. The compounds are V1a receptor antagonists. The invention also relates to the manufacture of compounds of formula I, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use for the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders and other diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Caterina Bissantz, Erwin Goetschi, Christophe Grundschober, Raffaello Masciadri, Hasane Ratni, Mark Rogers-Evans, Patrick Schnider
  • Publication number: 20090054435
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula: wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. Since the compound of the present invention has superior hypoglycemic action and superior hypolipidemic action, it is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes, hyperlipidemia, impaired glucose tolerance and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventor: Hiroshi Imoto
  • Publication number: 20090054642
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel benzamidine derivative, a process for the preparation thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The benzamidine derivative of the present invention effectively inhibits osteoclast differentiation at an extremely low concentration, and greatly increases the trabecular bone volume, and thus it can be advantageously used for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: DONGWHA PHARMACEUTICAL IND. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jei Man Ryu, Jin Soo Lee, Young Goo Jin, Ki Young Lee, Jae Hoon Park, Yun Ha Hwang, Sae Kwang Ku
  • Patent number: 7495008
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel spiro-piperidine derivatives as V1a receptor antagonists, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as medicaments. The active compounds of the present invention are useful in the prevention and/or treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders and other diseases. In particular, the present invention is concerned with compounds of the general formula (I) wherein R1 to R5, R5?, X, Y and A are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Caterina Bissantz, Christophe Grundschober, Raffaello Masciadri, Hasane Ratni, Mark Rogers-Evans, Patrick Schnider
  • Patent number: 7495007
    Abstract: The present invention relates to spiroindolinone derivatives of the formula and their enantiomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8, are as herein described. The compounds have utility as antiproliferative agents, especially, as anticancer agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Li Chen, Qingjie Ding, Jin-Jun Liu, Song Yang, Zhuming Zhang
  • Patent number: 7494989
    Abstract: Achiral pyrimidine derivatives and pyridine derivatives of the following formulae or analogs thereof have selective N-type calcium channel antagonistic activity and showed analgesic action when they were taken orally. They are useful as therapeutic agents for pains and various diseases associated with the N-type calcium channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Seiji Ohno, Kayo Otani, Seiji Niwa, Satoshi Iwayama, Akira Takahara, Hajime Koganei, Yukitsugu Ono, Shinichi Fujita, Tomoko Takeda, Masako Hagihara, Akiko Okajima
  • Patent number: 7495014
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which inhibit bacterial gyrase and/or Topo IV and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds. These compounds, and compositions thereof, are useful in treating bacterial infection. Accordingly, the present invention also relates to methods for treating bacterial infections in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul S. Charifson, David D. Deininger, Anne-Laure Grillot, Yusheng Liao, Steven M. Ronkin, Dean Stamos, Emanuele Perola, Tiensheng Wang, Arnaud LeTiran, Joseph Drumm
  • Publication number: 20090048255
    Abstract: PDE4 inhibition is achieved by novel compounds, e.g., N-substituted aniline and diphenylamine analogs. The compounds of the present invention are of Formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Richard A. SCHUMACHER, Allen T. HOPPER, Ashok TEHIM, Hans-Jurgen Ernst HESS, Axel UNTERBECK, Erik KUESTER, William Frederick BRUBAKER, JR., Robert F. DUNN
  • Publication number: 20090048213
    Abstract: The present invention provides a most suitable prodrug of a cinnamide compound. The prodrug is represented by Formula (I) wherein Ra and Rb each denote a C1-6 alkyl group or the like; Xa denotes a methoxy group or a fluorine atom; Y denotes a phosphono group or the like; and A denotes a cyclic lactam derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Teiji Kimura, Koki Kawano, Noritaka Kitazawa, Nobuaki Sato, Toshihiko Kaneko, Koichi Ito, Mamoru Takaishi, Ikuo Kushida
  • Publication number: 20090048228
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or tautomers thereof, which are inhibitors of histone deacetylase (HDAC). The compounds of the present invention are useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases, including cancer. Further, the compounds of the present invention are useful for treating neurodegenerative diseases, schizophrenia and stroke among other diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Barbara Attenni, Federica Ferrigno, Philip Jones, Raffaele Ingenito, Olaf Kinzel, Laura Llauger Bufi, Jesus Maria Ontoria, Giovanna Pescatore, Michael Rowley, Rita Scarpelli, Carsten Schultz
  • Publication number: 20090043091
    Abstract: A compound of formula I: and isomers, salts, solvates, chemically protected forms, and prodrugs thereof, wherein: R1 and R2 together form, along with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring having from 4 to 8 ring atoms; and RN1 is selected from hydrogen, an optionally substituted C1-7 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C3-20 heterocyclyl group, an optionally substituted C5-20 aryl group, an acyl group, an ester group and an amido group, and its use as a pharmaceutical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: KUDOS PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
    Inventors: Graeme Cameron Murray Smith, Niall Morrison Barr Martin, Xiao-Ling Fan Cockcroft, Ian Timothy Williams Matthews, Keith Allan Menear, Laurent Jean Martin Rigoreau, Marc Geoffrey Hummersone, Roger John Griffin
  • Patent number: 7488728
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R, R1, R2 and X are defined herein, their preparation, and their use as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Barry Peter Clark, Peter Thaddeus Gallagher
  • Publication number: 20090036447
    Abstract: Certain substituted urea derivatives selectively modulate the cardiac sarcomere, for example by potentiating cardiac myosin, and are useful in the treatment of systolic heart failure including congestive heart failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: CYTOKINETICS, INC.
    Inventors: Bradley Paul Morgan, Alex Muci, Pu-Ping Lu, Erica Anne Kraynack, Todd Tochimoto, David J. Morgans, JR.
  • Patent number: 7485637
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1, R2, and Ar; are as defined in the specification. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof and methods for the treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Synese Jolidon, Robert Narquizian, Roger David Norcross, Emmanuel Pinard
  • Publication number: 20090028787
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel heteroaryl substituted benzothiazole derivatives, precursors thereof, and therapeutic uses for such compounds, having the structural formula (I) below: [Chemical formula should be inserted here. Please see paper copy] and to their pharmaceutically acceptable salt, compositions and methods of use. Furthermore, the invention relates to novel heteroaryl substituted benzothiazole derivatives that are suitable for imaging amyloid deposits in living patients, their compositions, methods of use and processes to make such compounds. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of imaging amyloid deposits in brain in vivo to allow antemortem diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease as well as measuring clinical efficacy of Alzheimer's disease therapeutic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Ylva Gravenfors, Catrin Jonasson, Jonas Malmstrom, Gunnar Nordvall, David Pyring, Can Slivo, Daniel Sohn, Peter Strom, David Wensbo
  • Patent number: 7482341
    Abstract: Compounds of formula as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, wherein R1 to R6 have the significance given in claim 1 can be used in the form of pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Amrein, Daniel Hunziker, Bernd Kuhn, Alexander Mayweg, Werner Neidhart
  • Patent number: 7482340
    Abstract: Therapeutically active compounds of formula (I) or (II): wherein the variables in formulas (I) and (II) are defined in the description, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof. The compounds are potent inhibitors of Na+/Ca2+ exchange mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Orion Corporation
    Inventors: Leena Otsomaa, Tuula Koskelainen, Arto Karjalainen, Sirpa Rasku, Piero Pollesello, Jouko Levijoki
  • Publication number: 20090023730
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of Formula I wherein the variables A1, A2, R1, R2, V, W, X, Y, and Z are defined herein. Certain compounds of Formula I described herein which possess potent antiviral activity. The invention particularly provides compounds of Formula I that are potent and/or selective inhibitors of Hepatitis C virus replication. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compound of Formula I, or a salt, solvate, or acylated prodrug of such compounds, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, excipients, or diluents. The invention further comprises methods of treating patients suffering from certain infectious diseases by administering to such patients an amount of a compound of Formula I effective to reduce signs or symptoms of the disease or disorder. These infectious diseases include viral infections, particularly HCV infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: ACHILLION PHARMACEUTICALS
    Inventors: Avinash Phadke, Dawei Chen, Milind Deshpande, Andrew Thurkauf, Xiangzhu Wang, Yiping Shen, Cuixian Liu, Jesse Quinn, Junko Ohkanda, Shouming Li
  • Publication number: 20090023732
    Abstract: The salt, the 2-hydroxy-3-[5-(morpholin-4-ylmethyl)pyridin-2-yl]1H-indole-5-carbonitrile citrate, a process for its preparation, pharmaceutical formulations containing it and the use of it in therapy, and particularly in the therapy of GSK3 related conditions and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Anna-Lena Berg, Ratan Bhat, Tesfai Sebhatu, Erica Stahle
  • Publication number: 20090012082
    Abstract: The present invention makes available methods and reagents for inhibiting aberrant growth states resulting from hedgehog gain-of-function, ptc loss-of-function or smoothened gain-of-function comprising contacting the cell with a hedgehog antagonist, such as a small molecule, in a sufficient amount to aberrant growth state, e.g., to agonize a normal ptc pathway or antagonize smoothened or hedgehog activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: CURIS, INC.
    Inventors: Olivin M. Guicherit, Edward Andrew Boyd, Judith Boyd, Shirley Ann Brunton, Stephen Price, John Harry Alexander Stibbard, Colin H. MacKinnon
  • Publication number: 20090005354
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compounds of formula (I): which are a class of dopamine agonists, more particularly a class of agonists that are selective for D3 over D2. These compounds are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of sexual dysfunction, for example female sexual dysfunction (FSD), in particular female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD), hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD; lack of interest in sex), female orgasmic disorder (FOD; inability to achieve orgasm); and male sexual dysfunction, in particular male erectile dysfunction (MED). Male sexual dysfunction as referred to herein is meant to include ejaculatory disorders such as premature ejaculation, anorgasmia (inability to achieve orgasm) or desire disorders such as hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD; lack of interest in sex). These compounds are also useful in treating neuropsychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Pfizer, Inc.
    Inventors: Charlotte Moira Norfor Allerton, Andrew Simon Cook, David Hepworth, Duncan Charles Miller
  • Publication number: 20090005363
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel nicotinic acid derivatives, of formula (I) wherein the substituents are defined in the specification, their preparation, their use as pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Ralf Glatthar, David Orain, Carsten Spanka
  • Publication number: 20080318946
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds capable of modulating the c-kit receptor and, accordingly, useful for treatment of c-kit mediated diseases, including various fibrotic and mast cell related diseases such as mastocytosis. The compounds have a general Formula I wherein R1-6, X and Y are defined herein. The invention further comprises pharmaceutical compositions, methods for treatment of c-kit mediated diseases, and intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Ning Chen, Essa Hu
  • Patent number: 7462612
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful of inhibitors of protein kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Hale, Gabriel Martinez-Botella, Qing Tang
  • Publication number: 20080293715
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compounds of Formula I: wherein R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, X, and L have any of the values defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are useful as agents in the treatment of central nervous disorders and conditions including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, neuropathic pain, urinary incontinence, anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia and fibromyalgia. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: WARNER LAMBERT COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Robert M. Schelkun, Po-Wai Yuen
  • Publication number: 20080287441
    Abstract: Compounds having a formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, are provided, and are useful for the treatment of metabolic disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Metabolex, Inc.
    Inventors: Zuchun Zhao, Xin Chen, Jianchao Wang, Hongbin Sun, Jack Shih-Chieh Liang
  • Publication number: 20080287436
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions comprising 2-(5-(4-(2-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)-N-benzylacetamide and its mesylate and dihydrochloride salts. More specifically, the invention provides an efficient process for the synthesis of 2-(5-(4-(2-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)-N-benzylacetamide and its mesylate and dihydrochloride salts and methods for modulating one or more components of a kinase cascade using the compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: David G. Hangauer, JR., Daniel Coughlin, Jeremy A. Cody, Jonathan Gale
  • Publication number: 20080280903
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds that act as selective agents to protect against unintentional cell death or tissue damage and can relieve side effects of cancer treatment such as, for example, oral mucositis, hair loss, diarrhea due to damage to the gastrointestinal epithelium, and myelosuppression. In addition, these compounds can be used to prevent premature cell death when the cell death is caused by signals from damaged cells, for example, signals generated as the result of a traumatic incident or an ischemic episode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Dennis A. Carson, Howard B. Cottam, Sylvie Barchechath, Mary Patricia Corr
  • Publication number: 20080280881
    Abstract: The present invention concerns morpholinyl containing benzimidazoles having inhibitory activity on the replication of the respiratory syncytial virus and having the formula a prodrug, N-oxide, addition salt, quaternary amine, metal complex or stereochemically isomeric form thereof wherein G is a direct bond or optionally substituted C1-10alkanediyl; R1 is Ar1 or a monocyclic or bicyclic heterocycle Q is R7, pyrrolidinyl substituted with R7, piperidinyl substituted with R7 or homopiperidinyl substituted with R7; one of R2a and R3a is selected from halo, optionally mono- or polysubstituted C1-6alkyl, optionally mono- or polysubstituted C2-6alkenyl, nitro, hydroxy, Ar2, N(R4aR4b), N(R4aR4b)sulfonyl, N(R4aR4b)carbonyl, C1-6alkyloxy, Ar2oxy, Ar2C1-6alkyloxy, carboxyl, C1-6alkyloxycarbonyl, or —C(=Z)Ar2; and the other one of R2a and R3a is hydrogen; in case R2a is different from hydrogen then R2b is hydrogen, C1-6alkyl or halogen and R3b is hydrogen; in case R3a is different from hydrogen then R3b is hydrogen,
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Bonfanti, Koenraad Josef Lodewijk Andries, Jerome Michel Claude Fortin, Philippe Muller, Frederic Marc Maurice Doublet, Christophe Meyer, Rudy Edmond Willebrords, Tom Valerius Josepha Gevers, Philip Maria Martha Born Timmerman
  • Patent number: 7449475
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein m R1, n, R2, q, X, Y, Z, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, t, and R9 are as defined in the specification, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Nafizal Hossain, Svetlana Ivanova, Marguerite Mensonides-Harsema
  • Publication number: 20080275041
    Abstract: Compounds of formula Ia or Ib wherein P; R1; R2; m; and n are as defined in the application, salts thereof, processed for their preparation, new intermediates used therein, pharmaceutical formulations containing said compounds and the use of said compounds in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Stefan Berg, Sven Hellberg
  • Publication number: 20080262225
    Abstract: Use of metal complex compounds of formula [LnMemXp]zYq, ??(1) wherein Me is manganese, titanium, iron, cobalt, nickel or copper, X is a coordinating or bridging radical, n and m are each independently of the other an integer having a value of from 1 to 8, p is an integer having a value of from 0 to 32, z is the charge of the metal complex, Y is a counter-ion, q=z/(charge Y), and L is a ligand of formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 are each independently of the others hydrogen; unsubstituted or substituted C1-C18alkyl or aryl; cyano; halogen; nitro; —COOR12 or —SO3R12 wherein R12 is in each case hydrogen, a cation or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C18alkyl or aryl; —SR13, —SO2R13 or —OR13 wherein R13 is in each case hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C18alkyl or aryl; —N(R13)—NR?13R?13 wherein R13, R?13 and R?13 are as defined above for R13; —NR14R15 or —N?R14R15R16 wherein R14, R15 and R16 are each independently of the other(s) hydrogen or unsubstituted or substi
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Gunther Schlingloff, Torsten Wieprecht, Frank Bachmann, Josef Dannacher, Marie-Josee Dubs, Menno Hazenkamp, Grit Hansler (-Richter), Brigitte Schmidt, Albert Schneider, Peter Weingartner
  • Publication number: 20080255122
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain novel compounds of the formula (I) to processes for preparing such compounds, to their the utility in modulation of nuclear hormone receptors Liver X Receptor (LXR) ? (NR1H3) and/or ? (NR1H2) and in treating and/or preventing clinical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis; inflammatory diseases, Alzheimer's disease, lipid disorders (dyslipidemias) whether or not associated with insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and other manifestations of the metabolic syndrome, to methods for their therapeutic use and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Jonas Bostrom, Kay Brickmann, Anders Broo, Robert Judkins, Lanna Li, Pernilla Sandberg, Marianne Swanson, Christer Westerlund, Patrik Holm
  • Publication number: 20080249093
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula I: as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds are S1P1/Edg1 receptor agonists and thus have immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory and hemostatic activities by modulating leukocyte trafficking, sequestering lymphocytes in secondary lymphoid tissues, and enhancing vascular integrity. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods of treatment or prevention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: MERCK & CO., INC.
    Inventors: Vincent J. Colandrea, George A. Doherty, Jeffrey J. Hale, Pei Huo, Irene E. Legiec, Leslie Toth, Petr Vachal, Lin Yan
  • Patent number: 7432289
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, and their use as pharmaceuticals, particularly as p38 kinase inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Richard Martyn Angell, Nicola Mary Aston, Paul Bamborough, Mark James Bamford, George Stuart Cockerill, Stephen Sean Flack, Dramane Ibrahim Lainé, Suzanne Joy Merrick, Kathryn Jane Smith, Ann Louise Walker
  • Publication number: 20080242665
    Abstract: Compounds of Formulas Ia-d where X is S or O, mor is a morpholine group, and R3 is a monocyclic heteroaryl group, and including stereoisomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, solvates, metabolites and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful for modulating the activity of lipid kinases including PI3K, and for treating disorders such as cancer mediated by lipid kinases. Methods of using compounds of Formula Ia-d for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, prevention or treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Tracy Bayliss, Irina Chuckowree, Adrian Folkes, Sally Oxenford, Nan Chi Wan, Georgette Castanedo, Richard Goldsmith, Janet Gunzner, Tim Heffron, Simon Mathieu, Alan Olivero, Steven Staben, Daniel P. Sutherlin, Bing-Yan Zhu
  • Publication number: 20080214545
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions which contain them and methods for treating cancer using compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Wendy Lee, Gaetan Ladouceur, Jacques Dumas, Roger Smith, Shihong Ying, Gan Wang, Zhi Chen, Qingjie Liu, Holia Hatoum Mokdad
  • Patent number: 7420055
    Abstract: Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR9 receptor, and which have been further confirmed in animal testing for inflammation, one of the hallmark disease states for CCR9. The compounds are generally aryl sulfonamide derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR9-mediated diseases, and as controls in assays for the identification of CCR9 antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Chemocentryx, Inc.
    Inventors: Solomon Ungashe, J. J. Wright, Andrew Pennell, Zheng Wei, Anita Melikan